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Rob Johnson

The First World War in the Middle East swept away five hundred years of Ottoman domination. It ushered in new ideologies and radicalised old ones - from Arab nationalism and revolutionary socialism to impassioned forms of atavistic Islamism. It created heroic icons, like the enigmatic Lawrence of Arabia or the modernizing Atatürk, and destroyed others. And it completely re-drew the map of the region, forging a host of new nation states, including Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and S...

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Rob Johnson

Silence isn't golden; in business, it's a liability.Communication is often cited as a "soft skill," but in Overcommunicate, Rob Johnson proves it is the hardest-and most vital-work a leader does. Real alignment doesn't happen in a single memo or a quarterly town hall; it happens in the intentional, repetitive, and adaptive ways we connect with our people.Drawing on candid conversations with top business leaders, Johnson highlights the nuances of executive presence....

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Rob Johnson

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Histories and Controversies

What was British imperialism and was it an important element of modern globalization? Were economic, political or military factors paramount in imperial expansion? Do post-colonial theories assist or mislead historians? How have histories of imperialism changed, and are current analyses satisfactory?Robert Johnson's invaluable guide offers a succint, easy-to-follow introduction to the key issues and historiography of British imperialism from its origins to the conversion to the Com...

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Rob Johnson

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Contemporary Worlds

Since 2001 there has been considerable interest in the individual conflicts that have engulfed the states of South Asia, from the long insurgency of Myanmar, through the struggle of the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, the Maoist insurgency in Nepal, the unrest in the Punjab and Assam, the Bangladeshi war of independence, the gruelling conflict in Kashmir, to the intractable conflicts of Afghanistan and the current ‘War on Terror’. In A Region in Turmoil: South Asian Conflicts since 1947

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Rob Johnson

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Mental Crudites

Mental Crudites – Appetizers for the Creative Mind gives the aspiring Science Fiction writer lots of ideas for building their future worlds. This volume, Helping Science Fiction Writers Get Their Ideas Off The Ground, contains fourteen chapters describing different spaceship propulsion systems that authors can use to move their characters from a planet's surface to orbit, between planets in a star system, or across the interstellar void. Journeys can take weeks, y...

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Rob Johnson

How military forces have prevailed against the odds, explained through vivid narratives and specially commissioned battle plans.Throughout history men and women have fought, endured, and sometimes emerged victorious though the odds were against them. What conditions must exist to enable relatively small or weak forces to challenge and even overcome the strong? Here are twenty historical examples, from 1777 to the present, that reveal both the common themes and the ...

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Rob Johnson

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Contemporary Worlds

Central Asia is likely to become a new arena of international interest in the twenty-first century, not least because of its volatile cocktail of abundant oil and gas, Islamic Jihadist groups, dictatorial regimes and the political and economic rivalry of the United States, Russia, China and Iran. Some believe that it could become the ‘new Middle East’ – a battleground for access to precious resources, religious fundamentalism and democratic politics. Narcotics, ethnic tensions and impoveri...

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Rob Johnson

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Gary Furlong

When Trevor Hawkins hits the open road in his beat-up old camper van with his incorrigible dog, Milly, his quest for adventure soon spirals dangerously out of control. The simple act of flushing a hotel toilet transforms his life from redundant sales assistant to fugitive from a gang of psychopathic villains, the police, and MI5.Then there's private detective Sandra Gray, who could cheerfully throttle him for turning a well-paid, piece-of-cake job into a total nightmare. Or could s...

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Rob Johnson, Mike Whitby, John France

The essential military tactics that have enabled commanders from Alexander the Great to General Giap to achieve victory on the battlefield.This groundbreaking book examines battle tactics that have achieved victory through the ages. Drawing on examples of battles on land, at sea, and in the air, the authors reveal the enduring value of each tactic in clear and compelling descriptions and analysis.How can you draw your enemy off-balance? When is the best mom...

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Rob Johnson

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Rob Johnson

“Fabulously funny - a real must for lovers of all things Greek.”After living in Greece for thirteen years, writer and reluctant olive farmer Rob Johnson has got used to most of the things that he and his wife Penny found so bizarre at the beginning. Most, but not all.A Kilo of String is the story-so-far of this not-particularly-plucky couple’s often bewildering experiences among the descendants of Sophocles, Plato and Nana Mouskouri with occasional...

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Elizabeth Romanski, Ann Gadzikowski

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Elizabeth Romanski, Ann Gadzikowski, Ariella Johnson, Rob Johnson

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Raising Curious Learners

Doing everything from home during COVID-19 means that parents have had to blend their work and family lives together in ways like never before. Simply coping with this transition is a triumph on its own, so our hosts were particularly impressed by a family with young children that has been able to turn these trying times into something wonderful. Sharing their story in this episode of Raising Curious Learners, professional musicians Rob and Ariella Johnson set the stage in their living roo...

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Rob Johnson

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Al Johnson, Rob Johnson, Chris K, Yusef Gunderson

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John is your typical family man. He is loyal to his wife Peggy and their son Johnny who recently receives an experimental device Wi-Fi to assist him with the management of his A.D.D . While the rest of the world is enthralled with the POST PANDEMIC TECH REVOLUTION. John and others like him Jeff (who works for a large Tech firm) Start to notice some disturbing occurrences in society and must ultimately decide what is morally and ethically right.